2023–24 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season
| 2023–24 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season | |
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| Conference | NCHC |
| Home ice | Ed Robson Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | #15 |
| USA Today | #15 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 21–13–3 |
| Conference | 14–8–2 |
| Home | 12–8–2 |
| Road | 9–5–1 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Kris Mayotte |
| Assistant coaches | Peter Mannino John Lidgett Andrew Oglevie |
| Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey seasons « 2022–23 2024–25 » | |
The 2023–24 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season was the 84th season of play for the program and the 11th in the NCHC. The Tigers represented Colorado College in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, played their home games at the Ed Robson Arena and were coached by Kris Mayotte, in his third season.
Season[edit]
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Departures[edit]
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Ahrenholz | Forward |  United States |
Transferred to Alaska |
| Brett Chorske | Forward | United States |
Transferred to Colgate |
| Patrick Cozzi | Forward | United States |
Graduation (retired) |
| Matthew Gleason | Forward | United States |
Transferred to St. Thomas |
| Hunter McKown | Forward | United States |
Signed professional contract (Columbus Blue Jackets) |
| Noah Prokop | Forward | United States |
Graduate transfer to St. Thomas |
| Chad Sasaki | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation (retired) |
| Nate Schweitzer | Defenseman | United States |
Transferred to Lake Superior State |
| Matt Vernon | Goaltender | United States |
Graduation (signed with Reading Royals) |
| Bryan Yoon | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation (signed with Utah Grizzlies) |
Recruiting[edit]
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Burkholder | Defenseman | United States |
20 | Chaska, MN |
| Tyler Dunbar | Defenseman | United States |
19 | Sault Ste. Marie, MI |
| Antonio Fernandez | Defenseman | United States |
19 | San Jose, CA |
| Bret Link | Forward | United States |
21 | Anchorage, AK |
| Drew Montgomery | Forward | United States |
20 | Grand Forks, ND |
| Riley Stuart | Forward | United States |
21 | Phoenix, AZ |
| Klāvs Veinbergs | Forward |  Latvia |
20 | Riga, LAT; selected 224th overall in 2022 |
| Evan Werner | Forward | United States |
20 | Flower Mound, TX |
| Henry Wilder | Goaltender | United States |
22 | Needham, MA; transfer from Boston College |
| Zaccharya Wisdom | Forward |  Canada |
19 | Toronto, ON; selected 212th overall in 2023 |
Roster[edit]
As of July 24, 2023.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Jake Begley | Senior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 1999-03-18 | Mahtomedi, Minnesota | Brockville (CCHL) | — |
| 2 | 
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Zaccharya Wisdom | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2004-04-21 | Toronto, Ontario | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | SEA, 212th overall 2023 |
| 4 |
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Max Burkholder | Freshman | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 2003-08-08 | Chaska, Minnesota | Dubuque (USHL) | — |
| 5 | 
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Jack Millar | Senior | D | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 2000-11-30 | Westminster, Colorado | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — |
| 7 |
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Chase Foley | Senior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2000-02-17 | Mendota Heights, Minnesota | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — |
| 8 | 
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Ryan Beck | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2002-08-25 | Linden, Michigan | Dubuque (USHL) | — |
| 9 | 
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Noah Serdachny | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2003-03-09 | Edmonton, Alberta | Salmon Arm (BCHL) | — |
| 10 | 
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Bret Link | Freshman | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 2002-04-09 | Anchorage, Alaska | Fargo (USHL) | — |
| 11 |
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Ray Christy | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-09-15 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Sioux City (USHL) | — |
| 13 |
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Tommy Middleton | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-06-19 | Midland, Michigan | Janesville (NAHL) | — |
| 15 | 
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Antonio Fernandez | Freshman | D | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | 2003-10-11 | San Jose, California | Lincoln (USHL) | — |
| 17 | 
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Tyler Coffey | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2000-05-19 | Hamilton, New Jersey | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — |
| 18 |
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Connor Mayer | Graduate | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-06-13 | Champlin, Minnesota | Central Illinois (USHL) | — |
| 19 | 
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Evan Werner | Freshman | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | 2003-02-13 | Flower Mound, Texas | Tri-City (USHL) | — |
| 20 | 
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Logan Will (C) | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-06-14 | Ames, Iowa | Omaha (USHL) | — |
| 21 |
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Tyler Dunbar | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 197 lb (89 kg) | 2003-12-18 | Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | Lincoln (USHL) | — |
| 22 |
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Nikolai Charchenko | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 2001-06-03 | Victoria, Minnesota | Minot (NAHL) | — |
| 23 |
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Ethan Straky | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2003-04-18 | Walnut Creek, California | Green Bay (USHL) | — |
| 24 |
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Klāvs Veinbergs | Freshman | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 2003-03-27 | Riga, Latvia | Lincoln (USHL) | TBL, 224th overall 2022 |
| 25 | 
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Riley Stuart | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 2002-01-17 | Phoenix, Arizona | Dubuque (USHL) | — |
| 26 |
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Noah Laba | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2003-08-04 | Northville, Michigan | Lincoln (USHL) | NYR, 111th overall 2022 |
| 27 | 
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Stanley Cooley (A) | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 2002-05-27 | Regina, Saskatchewan | Lincoln (USHL) | — |
| 28 |
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Gleb Veremyev | Sophomore | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 206 lb (93 kg) | 2003-06-28 | Sayreville, New Jersey | Lincoln (USHL) | — |
| 29 | 
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Drew Montgomery | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 2003-03-27 | Grand Forks, North Dakota | Omaha (USHL) | — |
| 31 | 
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Henry Wilder | Freshman | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2001-03-19 | Needham, Massachusetts | Boston College (HEA) | — |
| 33 |
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Kaidan Mbereko | Sophomore | G | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2003-07-28 | Aspen, Colorado | Lincoln (USHL) | — |
| 37 |
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Nicklas Andrews | Senior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 2001-07-06 | Canton, Michigan | Des Moines (USHL) | — |
| 39 | 
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Danny Weight | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2001-05-01 | Lattingtown, New York | Boston College (HEA) | — |
Standings[edit]
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #5 North Dakota † | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 87 | 67 | 40 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 151 | 105 | ||
| #3 Denver * | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 110 | 80 | 42 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 198 | 119 | ||
| #18 St. Cloud State | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 77 | 74 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 121 | 114 | ||
| #15 Colorado College | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 66 | 56 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 111 | 93 | ||
| #11 Omaha | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 68 | 74 | 40 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 117 | 112 | ||
| #14 Western Michigan | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 78 | 64 | 38 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 136 | 97 | ||
| Minnesota Duluth | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 65 | 80 | 37 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 103 | 125 | ||
| Miami | 24 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 100 | 36 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 78 | 135 | ||
| Championship: March 23, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: April 1, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results[edit]
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 7 | 6:00 pm | Simon Fraser* | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Exhibition) | W 6–3 | |||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 13 | 7:00 pm | Union* | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | SOCO CW | Mbereko | W 7–3 | 3,607 | 1–0–0 | |||
| October 14 | 6:00 pm | Union* | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Mbereko | W 6–2 | 3,611 | 2–0–0 | ||||
| October 20 | 7:00 pm | Long Island* | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | SOCO CW | Mbereko | W 3–2 | 3,412 | 3–0–0 | |||
| October 21 | 6:00 pm | Long Island* | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Mbereko | W 4–2 | 3,407 | 4–0–0 | ||||
| October 27 | 7:05 pm | at Air Force* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Rivalry) | Mbereko | W 6–2 | 2,701 | 5–0–0 | ||||
| October 28 | 6:00 pm | Augustana* | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | SOCO CW | Mbereko | L 3–4 | 3,407 | 5–1–0 | |||
| November 3 | 7:00 pm | at #2 Denver | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado (Rivalry) | Mbereko | L 1–6 | 7,021 | 5–2–0 (0–1–0) | ||||
| November 4 | 6:00 pm | #2 Denver | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Rivalry) | SOCO CW | Mbereko | L 1–5 | 3,749 | 5–3–0 (0–2–0) | |||
| November 10 | 5:00 pm | at Miami | Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio | Mbereko | W 5–1 | 2,107 | 6–3–0 (1–2–0) | ||||
| November 11 | 5:00 pm | at Miami | Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio | Mbereko | W 4–1 | 2,431 | 7–3–0 (2–2–0) | ||||
| November 17 | 7:00 pm | #16 Western Michigan | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | SOCO CW | Mbereko | L 1–3 | 3,407 | 7–4–0 (2–3–0) | |||
| November 18 | 6:00 pm | #16 Western Michigan | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Mbereko | L 0–4 | 3,410 | 7–5–0 (2–4–0) | ||||
| December 1 | 7:00 pm | #12 Arizona State* | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | SOCO CW | Mbereko | T 2–2 OT | 3,519 | 7–5–1 | |||
| December 2 | 6:00 pm | #12 Arizona State* | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Mbereko | L 0–2 | 3,463 | 7–6–1 | ||||
| December 8 | 6:07 pm | at #1 North Dakota | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota | Midco, SOCO CW | Mbereko | W 3–2 OT | 11,569 | 8–6–1 (3–4–0) | |||
| December 9 | 5:07 pm | at #1 North Dakota | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota | Midco | Mbereko | W 3–2 OT | 11,673 | 9–6–1 (4–4–0) | |||
| December 29 | 7:00 pm | Minot State* | #20 | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Exhibition) | Wilder | W 7–1 | 3,416 | ||||
| January 7 | 4:00 pm | at #10 Minnesota* | #20 | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota | Fox 9+, BTN+ | Mbereko | W 6–4 | 9,490 | 10–6–1 | ||
| January 8 | 6:00 pm | at #12 Minnesota* | #17 | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota | Fox 9+, BTN+ | Mbereko | L 2–6 | 7,369 | 10–7–1 | ||
| January 12 | 6:07 pm | at Minnesota Duluth | #17 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | SOCO CW | Mbereko | L 2–3 OT | 5,671 | 10–8–1 (4–5–0) | ||
| January 13 | 6:07 pm | at Minnesota Duluth | #17 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | Mbereko | W 3–2 OT | 6,246 | 11–8–1 (5–5–0) | |||
| January 19 | 7:00 pm | Miami | #18 | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | SOCO CW, CBSSN | Mbereko | W 2–1 | 3,474 | 12–8–1 (6–5–0) | ||
| January 20 | 4:00 pm | Miami | #18 | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Mbereko | W 4–2 | 3,454 | 13–8–1 (7–5–0) | |||
| January 26 | 5:00 pm | at #12 Western Michigan | #16 | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Mbereko | W 2–1 OT | 3,611 | 14–8–1 (8–5–0) | |||
| January 27 | 4:00 pm | at #12 Western Michigan | #16 | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Mbereko | W 2–1 OT | 3,710 | 15–8–1 (9–5–0) | |||
| February 2 | 7:00 pm | #16 St. Cloud State | #14 | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | SOCO CW | Mbereko | L 1–2 OT | 3,640 | 15–9–1 (9–6–0) | ||
| February 3 | 6:00 pm | #16 St. Cloud State | #14 | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | SOCO CW | Mbereko | W 5–3 | 3,687 | 16–9–1 (10–6–0) | ||
| February 16 | 7:00 pm | #2 North Dakota | #15 | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | SOCO CW | Mbereko | W 7–1 | 3,503 | 17–9–1 (11–6–0) | ||
| February 17 | 6:00 pm | #2 North Dakota | #15 | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Mbereko | W 6–2 | 3,585 | 18–9–1 (12–6–0) | |||
| February 23 | 6:00 pm | at #19 Omaha | #10 | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | Mbereko | L 0–3 | 7,802 | 18–10–1 (12–7–0) | |||
| February 24 | 6:00 pm | at #19 Omaha | #10 | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | Mbereko | T 1–1 SOL | 7,802 | 18–10–2 (12–7–1) | |||
| March 1 | 7:00 pm | Minnesota Duluth | #11 | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | SOCO CW | Mbereko | T 2–2 SOL | 3,602 | 18–10–3 (12–7–2) | ||
| March 2 | 6:00 pm | Minnesota Duluth | #11 | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | SOCO CW | Mbereko | W 4–1 | 3,600 | 19–10–3 (13–7–2) | ||
| March 8 | 7:00 pm | #4 Denver | #10 | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Rivalry) | SOCO CW, CBSSN | Mbereko | W 4–3 | 3,912 | 20–10–3 (14–7–2) | ||
| March 9 | 6:00 pm | at #4 Denver | #10 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado (Rivalry) | Mbereko | L 3–4 | 7,033 | 20–11–3 (14–8–2) | |||
| NCHC Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 15 | 7:07 pm | #12 Omaha* | #10 | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Quarterfinal Game 1) | Mbereko | W 4–3 OT | 3,410 | 21–11–3 | |||
| March 16 | 6:07 pm | #12 Omaha* | #10 | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Quarterfinal Game 2) | Mbereko | L 1–3 | 3,425 | 21–12–3 | |||
| March 17 | 6:07 pm | #12 Omaha* | #10 | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Quarterfinal Game 3) | Mbereko | L 1–2 | 3,416 | 21–13–3 | |||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Mountain Time. Source:[2] | |||||||||||
Scoring Statistics[edit]
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Rankings[edit]
| Poll | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 (Final) | |
| USCHO.com | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 | - | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | |||
| USA Today | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 | 20 | 20^ | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 15 | |||
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 11.[3]
^USA Today did not release a poll in week 12.
References[edit]
- ^ "2023–2024 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Colorado College Athletics. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ "2023-2024 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Colorado College Tigers. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.